International Development

FROG was able to assist Nicholas Smith with funding to purchase tractor fuel, with the intent on building a new road for his village. The road is now complete, and community members can now avoid trudging through muddy water to get from one end of the village to the other. REQUEST OVERVIEW Kwatamang is a […]

The Peace Corps Response program (formally known as Crisis Corps) has two open positions for Volunteers in Guyana. ICT Teacher at the Yakusari Primary School -The ICT teacher will work in close collaboration with the school to develop a new computer lab and work with students and the wider community to teach basic computer skills. […]

Name: Tim Delaney GUY Group: GUY 12 Guyana Site: Dartmouth Type of Volunteer: Education 1. What have you been up to since you finished Peace Corps? After I finished my 3rd year in Guyana in 2006 I spent a few months at home in Buffalo, both looking for jobs in Africa and helping with the […]

On May 11, 2010 Peace Corps announced that the Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaime BermÃºdez and Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams met to sign an Understanding to establish a Peace Corps program in Colombia. “We are honored that the government of Colombia has invited Peace Corps to establish a program in Colombia,â€? said […]

The Georgetown-Lethem Road, deemed â€œone of South Americaâ€™s most remarkable roads,â€? was featured in Sundayâ€™s New York Times. The article and audio slide show discusses the impact of improving the road and how the country is torn between economic development and preserving the pristine environment. From the article: â€œThe road is a physical manifestation of […]

Position Title: HIV Prevention Technical Advisor Division: Research and Development Reports to: CEO Location: Cape Town, South Africa Date Drafted: 15 March 2010 Desired Start Date: 1 August 2010 Organization Background: Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is an international NGO that uses the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize communities to stop the spread of […]

Name: Jason Rosen GUY Group: GUY 3 Guyana Site: Bartica, Georgetown Type of Volunteer: Urban Youth Development, Prison Reform and supporting the Guyana Olympic Association What have you been up to since you finished Peace Corps? Well, its been almost 11 years since my COS, and in that time I basically have been working in […]

Check out this totally awesome organization that is dedicated to connecting the world through music, by providing resources to musicians and their communities. Playing For Change created a documentary film series and are hosting a benefit concert soon. Their “Stand By Me” film show street performers all over the world performing this famous song. Proceeds […]

I came across a great website one day for the Rupununi Learners. The organization is made up of two non-profit organizations – the Rupununi Learners Incorporated (RLI) and Rupununi Learners Foundation (RLF). RLI is a registered non-profit in Guyana, founded in 2007 and RLF is a registered non-profit in the USA that started in 2001. […]

(via KaieteurNews.com) Â Birding Adventures Host, James Currie (Photo: Birding Adventures) The U.S.-based television shows, Birding Adventures and Reel Adventures, recently aired five episodes that were filmed in Guyana in October, 2008. Three of the shows were on bird watching, while two were on sport fishing, the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative (GSTI), which facilitated the […]